Elements Of Fiction Flashcards

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The central figure in the story
There might be more than one
Also know as the protagonist
Could be humans, animals, or functional beings

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Main character

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Good guy

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Protagonist

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Bad guy

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Antagonist

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The methods used by the author to reveal the characters in a story
What the character says or thinks
What the character does
And what another character says about him/ her

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Characterization

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A character that changes from the beginning to the end of the story
Often learns an important lesson

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Dynamic character

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Stays the same from the beginning to the end of the story

The character does not change in a significant way

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Static character

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The story is being told by one of the characters

You know there thoughts, emotions, and motives

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First (POV)

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The story is being told by the narrator, who stand outside of the story and observes the events as they unfold

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Third (POV)

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The sequntence of events in a story based on a key conflict
May have multiple settings and characters

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Plot

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Times and places in which the events occur

Most stories have multiple ________ created by the author to tell the story

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Setting

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Often called the conflict

The element of the story which shows the concerns of the central characters

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Problem

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Uneversal conflicts

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Man vs man
Man vs self
Man vs society
Man vs nature

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Use of a symbol

Person, place or event used to represent something else

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Symbolism

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What is expected to happen is the opposite of what really occurs
The meaning of a statement is opposite of its usual meaning

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Irony

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The central repeated idea throughout a literary work

An author often uses this to convey a message

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Theme

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16
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The resolution of the problem

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Solution

17
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A story about imaginary events and people ecspically in prose form

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Fiction